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Seira Kitagawa

Author: Seira Kitagawa

Hot Springs Through a Cultural Lens

The way to relax fully with your clothes fully off, or not

News 4 weeks ago

“I want to get into a hot tub filled with warm water,” Satoshi Furukawa, Japanese surgeon and astronaut, said in an interview right after his … Continue reading →

Remember and Pass On

Community members gathered in Eugene and Corvallis as it marks 80 years after the atomic bomb in Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9

EW-ExtraNews 1 month ago

Participants dance ‘bon odori,’ a Japanese summer festival dance in a circle. Roughly 100 community members gathered at Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration at Peace Pavilion in Alton … Continue reading →

Make a Memory at GirlsCon 

Girls-empowering non-profit, Ophelia’s Place, hosts an annual GirlCon

Whats-Happening 1 month ago

More than half way through the summer break — Parent-Daughter GirlCon can help daughters and their guardians make a joyful memory through celebrating fandom. Ophelia’s … Continue reading →

A Palestinian peacemaker comes to Eugene to share what is happening in Gaza

News 1 month ago

On Oct. 6, 2023, Alex Awad took a group from a Methodist Church in Coburg on a trip to the Holy Land, visiting Bethlehem and … Continue reading →

Heroes in the Neighborhood

The Trauma Intervention Program honors heroic first responders and community members in challenging times

News 1 month ago

Vicki and Daniel Bell were longtime friends with another husband and wife couple. One day in March they received a call from the wife saying … Continue reading →

An Active Life Starts Anytime

With a goal, sports can sustain and bring growth for a lifetime 

Health 1 month ago

Noriko Seiner was one of the 12,000 runners lined up at Hayward Field at 7 am April 27. She had run several half marathons and … Continue reading →

Little People Wrestling 

MicroMania Tour welcomes you to an experience like no other wrestling shows

EW-ExtraWhats-Happening 1 month ago

You may have, or never have, been to a wrestling show — but perhaps not to a wrestling match quite like this. The MicroMania Tour, … Continue reading →

Love Affair After the Bomb

80 years ago, a Hiroshima survivor met and found love with an American soldier

News 1 month ago

Her name itself tells the story — a Japanese first name, and an American first and last name in the post-World War II era.  Ikuko … Continue reading →

Gather and Create Protest Signs

Eugene Message Makers gather at MECCA to support protest

News 1 month ago

As President Donald Trump took over the White House on January 20, many Eugeneans and people across the nation started to stand up and join … Continue reading →

Peace to the Future

Remembering the loss 80 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki

NewsWhats-Happening 2 months ago

At the Nobel Peace Park inside Alton Baker Park, there is a persimmon tree. In 2019, the seed of a hibaku jumoku, a tree that … Continue reading →

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